I've had a paraguard IUD for 5 1/2 yrs, now I'm pregnant and the IUD is still in. What risks???

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I have had the IUD for 3 months. I wanted it b/c I didnt want the chance of having another child right now and the oral pills were really messing up my hormones. So i got the paraguard with NO hormones. Well, I have had a yeast infection off and on since then. My periods are heavier and longer.
My last pregnancy i had heart burn and now i have had heartburn for a couple of weeks now. I sometimes feel nauseated. My period will HOPEFULLY come this week or the next. If i miss it then I will take a pregnancy test. I HOPE TO GOD IT IS NOT +. I decided to get the paraguard b/c My doctor said there was NO chance of a pregnancy and that it was the best form of BC for me. I dont know what to do. I work all day M-F and i really dont have time to go to the dr. I sometimes have to take a shower 2-3 times a day b/c of all of the discharge (but i have had to do that since i have had this IUD in). I dont know if i like this IUD.

I am currently 15 weeks pregnant and have a broken piece of the paraguard in my uterus. I found out I was pregnant at 7 weeks and my doctor decided to remove the IUD. When she took it out, she discovered that a piece had broken off causing the IUD to move out of place, thus allowing me to get pregnant.
Now, at 15 weeks I am having serious bleeding and cramping from the piece that is still lodged in there. My doctor says the baby is healthy & that the piece should not disturb it but the side effects are miserable! I have been spotting for more than a week.
I am so frustrated and worried for myself and the baby. I would love to hear if anyone else has had trouble with a broken Paraguard.

OK, let me get point, i have the iud (paraguard ) for about a yr now and just recently i didnt get my period i was late for about 2weeks then the bad cramps and brown discharge for about 3days morn sickness ,vomiting , breast sore .shortly after that i got my period . but still i have the morn sickness im very bloated (i look like im 4months preggo) i have a doc apt. tomm but could i be pregnant ? im scared i already have 2 kids

I too have the coper iud. An I just found out that I am pregnant. I took 6 test and they all poped yes. I am scared out of my mind and their is nothing I can do until after the first. I will keep you posted. I hope all turns out well because my family is all pushing for me to abort the baby even my hubby because this will be number 3.

I had the paraguard put in back in september of '08, a month and a half after having my second son. I got it because I don't do well with hormonal birth control options. My period has been right on track as soon as it resumed mid-september now I am nearly ten days late for my period and my breasts are killing me, which they only do during pregnancy.
I also am getting the same symptoms I did with the last pregnancy I had. I am crampy and bloated like I can get with my periods but again I was like that my entire pregnancy last year.
Granted that this isn't planned at all I still am worried about losing it if I were to get the IUD removed.
I read that the rate is about 25-30% or so for miscarriage so considerably thats low but I got the stupid thing put in to prevent this, yes I knew it was possible but I tried for almost five years after my first kid before getting another one so needless to say I am a little upset over something that was useless to begin with and can cause damag

I know ur post was a while back but curious as to the outcome I have had the iud in place for about a yr and have had pregnacy symptoms sore breasts nausea and now lower abdamon pulling feeling I am due for my period next week I'm tripping out because I have a son already so sorta know the signs of pregnancy but dint think I was the 1 percent to get pregnant with it if that's the case

I was an IUD baby born in 1976. My mother had no problems during the pregnancy or during delivery. After my birth, she had surgery to remove the IUD from the lining of her stomach which was caused by the growing fetus.

i have my iud inserted on the 6th month of my 1st baby and been confident for the next two months until on the the third where i missed my period then suddenly gave me a nausea and vomitting feeling.. afterwards i took the test and its positive.. i took the transvaginal utz and shows a 6 weeks embryo.. now my dilemma is whether to remove or keep the iud.. i dont want to get miscarried but i dont want to risk me and my baby with iud in place.. please give your reactions and experiences..

I havent posted in a while, had forgotten password lol, but negative pregnancy was 3 months without a period and was bloated but im glad im not pregnant, doctors dont tell you, that it dies happen that you do become irregular, ive had heavy menstrual cycles then randomly stop, its normal. for some just wait and get checkec if really are concerned but as for me I just wait because it always happens!

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